to notice (sth)

  • 1notice — no|tice1 W2S1 [ˈnəutıs US ˈnou ] v [I,T not in progressive] 1.) if you notice something or someone, you realize that they exist, especially because you can see, hear, or feel them ▪ He noticed a woman in a black dress sitting across from him. ▪ I …

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  • 2notice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 attention ADJECTIVE ▪ public ▪ The disease came to public notice in the 80s. VERB + NOTICE ▪ take ▪ Take no notice of what you read in the papers …

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  • 3notice — 1 verb (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) 1 to see, hear, or feel something: He spilled the tea, but Miss Whitley did not notice. | notice sth/sb: You may notice a numb feeling in your fingers. | notice that: Catherine noticed that… …

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  • 4bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …

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  • 5D notice — D notice, British. a formal government request to editors to withhold a certain item of news from publication in the interest of national security. ╂[< D(efense) notice] * * * ˈD notice 7 noun (BrE) a government notice sent to newspapers… …

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  • 6point sth up — UK US point sth up Phrasal Verb with point({{}}/pɔɪnt/ verb [I or T] ► to emphasize a problem or fact, so that people notice it more: »The heated discussion served to point up the differences between the two groups …

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  • 7serve sth out — UK US serve sth out Phrasal Verb with serve({{}}/sɜːv/ verb ► HR to keep working until after the end of an agreed period of time: »He served out his contract after he d given notice …

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  • 8subject to sth — ► likely to have or experience a particular thing, especially something unpleasant: be subject to a charge/fee/tariff »You may be subject to additional bank charges for currency conversion. »The company could be subject to a hostile takeover.… …

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  • 9ˌpick ˈup on sth — phrasal verb to notice something that is not very obvious These are mistakes that you would expect an experienced teacher to pick up on.[/ex] …

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  • 10ˌpin sth ˈup — phrasal verb to fix a picture or notice to a wall …

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